Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In the wrong direction; left- or backhandedly. Hence— Awkwardly; clumsily.
  • Perversely.
  • Untowardly; unluckily.
  • Perverse; untoward.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb obsolete In an unlucky (left-handed) or perverse manner.
  • adverb obsolete Awkwardly.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In an unlucky or perverse manner.
  • adverb Awkwardly.

Etymologies

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awk +‎ -ly

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